Harry Chappas

Think Kyle Lohse is really high on Scott Boras right now?

The episode was kind of slow but I thought the ending was great. It was clear to me but I had to explain to the wife that it was a flashback/flashforward. The thing about the Jin story is it leaves the writer's the option of keeping him alive. The date on the tombstone is not really relevant as it just could mean he does not get off the island. Sun yelling his name is another thing as she would not have called for him necessarily if he was dead but she could still be holding out hope. Hurley as well seemed odd... The thing that irritated me about the episode was that I thought Jin and Sun already fought over the affair. Didn't Jin question this when Sun was preganat and get over it? Wasn't that why Jin wanted to leave the island and build the raft with Sawyer and Michael? Didn't Jin kill the guy already? I thought this issue was cleared up already......

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 13, 2008 -> 01:57 PM) Dont get your hopes up. The minute Prancer 2.0 is ready to run, he will be inserted as the starter. No matter how good any of the other players are doing. THe florida Marlin offense must run, even in the AL I guess. I would agree with this but I hope that Pods and Erstad circa 2007 have taught Ozzeroo that while speed does not slump it does sustain naggining injuries which render it useless.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 13, 2008 -> 12:19 PM) I would go with the American car companies, it seems pretty simple to me. I know you can split hairs all over the place (and are obviously setting up to do JUST that), but the fact remains, that the American car companies pay more than their Japanese counterparts, and they offer WAY better benefit plans. The Japanese car companies are costing American's $100,000 a year jobs which include a pension and lifetime health benefits. Wal-mart is costing towns $10 an hour grocery store/pharmacy/toy store jobs, which usually have small to no benefits. I will never understand why companies who take record profits OUT of the US every year, contributing to things like the trade deficit and the falling dollar, yet are protesting out in front of Wal-Mart, as if they are more evil than Toyota or Honda. It is because of precisely those companies that the American car companies are sending their plants to places like Canada and Mexico, and laying off US workers. Silly me, I would rather protect the high paying jobs, versus the poverty level jobs, but what do I know. I do not have lifetime health benefits nor do I have a guaranteed lifetime pension. Yet I am very well educated and unless I take a public sector job have no real opportunity for either of those benfits. Sorry if my sympathies for the UAW are not that great but as unions and public service benefits cripple the taxes owed by those in the non-union private sector we are forced to continually pay for them. John Stroger was elected because he promised the union folk that work for the county nice steady pay raises. Go see the the Cook County Board tax increase to see how this funding was met. I drive a Ford and a Chevy and have never owned a Foreign car BTW. Other than taxes owed to their respective government what are the differences between an American and Foreign company. If Toyota employs more American workers than Ford can I not invest in a foreign exchange and therfore invest in Toyota (I am pretty ignorant to foreign investing by the way) and except for the payment of taxes to Japan what are the differences between the two companies?

QUOTE(Reddy @ Mar 13, 2008 -> 11:19 AM) that's certainly far from OFFICIAL... QUOTE(JohnCangelosi @ Mar 13, 2008 -> 12:21 PM) Well, I was being a bit sarcastic, but you get the point...read between the lines on what the Oz is saying... To get Ozzie's type of team Owens needs to be out there. Ozzie wants Owens healthy in July not March. If they go with Quintin or Anderson as a starter and they fail or if Dye gets hurt you will need a healthy Owens. I actually read it as Owens most likely will play sparingly in March and play more at AAA to start the season and ease back into it. Especially wit hthe cold April. I think nobody really knows what the direction is right now nor do they.

QUOTE(KevinM @ Mar 13, 2008 -> 10:08 AM) I would much rather have Swish come up with Cabrera on base then have Cabrera come up with Swish on base. Cabrera is a better hitter than Swisher but Swisher gets on base more than Cabrera. Cabrera lead the AL in sacrifice flies therefore he can use the bat. Swisher is best at getting on base and that is what you want from a lead off guy. Having Swisher give up at-bats to move Cabrera or let Cabrera steal, takes away from what Swisher does best whcih is make a pitcher work. If Swisher bats second his OBP will not be utilized as much as leading off. Wade Boggs was the guy that I heard that is comparable to Swisher and although the high average is not comparable their baseball skills are close.

QUOTE(Jordan4life @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 07:26 PM) Wow, I've completely missed this thread. I see it was started in February. Anyway, as much as I hate to admit it, I think the Cubs will win the pathetic NL Central once again. Now, if Ben Sheets AND Eric Gagne are healthy ( BIG ASS IF), I like the Brewers. And I know I'll be in the minority when I say this much -- look out for the Pirates this year. They've got some serious young talent, especially their pitching. Note: The Diamondbacks will take the NL this year. Mark these words of JFL. They were my words on February 25th in this thread but I agree with you completely.

from the Sun-Times I think Anderson and Swisher are CF and LF with Burgoise (Sp?) getting the final outfield spot while Owens and Quintin are sent to AAA to get healthy. If Thome will sit against LHP Quintin may be kept around. For the record I have always liked Anderson, Vazquez (always thought he was worth more than Young and still do) and Gavin Floyd. I think this team is coming together sorry for the Soxtalk optimism.

PBP is now over......... What the f*** is wrong with the Score ... Don't sugar coat it as being good what is this s***...

Shelly Duncan with a hard unecessary slide in the Yanks / D-Rays game benches cleared. Joe Girardi seems like kind of a punk. Heath Phillips ejected in the first for the Yanks as well. Why is it that the Yankees and Red Sox are the only temas hat are allowed to play hard or however they choose. 1-0 Sox 2 on 1 out.

Farmio working the way he'd like to best.........solo!!!!!

I believe WSCR is carrying the game not sure who will be joining the ramblings of Farmio.

Anyone watching Saturday, and I guess it may have been in the game thread, but Hawk was talking about Negron being the Jays 1st Rd pick in 2001 and he being 25 therefore he still must be considered a high ceiling guy. I understood his point he just seemed to be trying to convince everyone that the guy should be expected to perform in the next year of two. It made me chuckle.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 01:15 PM) Of course range is more important, but to say arm strength isn't important at all is neglecting a lot. In my book, the important elements of a CF 1) Ability to judge a ball off the bat (this will allow you get into the gaps and get as to those bloopers to short center) 2) A good throwing arm. A centerfielder can cut the ball off in the gap and could help cut down on players extending singles into doubles. 3) Speed is great but if you can judge a ball properly (Owens can not) you do not necessarily need the speed. Anderson is plenty fast enough to play center. Jim Edmonds and Tori Hunter are great at judging a ball that was why they were able to make as many highlight reel catches (it also allowed them to play normal catches into highlight reel catches). Did anyone ever wonder why Hunter was able to rob so many home runs , was it just luck???? Anderson is better than every other player on that roster at what it takes to play centerfield. I also think that with time he will be able to hold his own with the stick. The attitude problems are great as I am still trying to figure what he did other than party really good. Something Ozzie will condone enough. I am not sure what preparation he is unprepared for as he has always been in shape.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 12:51 PM) Just make sure the car isn't made in Mexico then. or Canada

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 12:41 PM) Erstad was brought here to start, end of story. I was trying to defend KW to a degree.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 12:08 PM) Its not a big in depth thing. Player fails GM has to take action to cover failing player If Anderson could play CF like a major leaguer in 2006, we wouldn't be talking about Erstad, Owens, Quinten, Swisher, and the rest of them. Brian Anderson's failure as a major league CF forced Kenny Williams into action. If you can't understand the logic there, there isn't much point in continuing. The flaw in your logic is KW has yet to get a CF. Of the players you mentioned Erstad was brought to be a fourth outfielder but his wondeful spring with that of the Prancer buried Anderson after Anderson won a job. Thus Erstad, the ultimate Grinder, plays just long enough to kill Anderson's season (19 AB in a month will do wonders for a young player) and render 2007 a disaster becasue of flawed KW logic on the player he brought in and handed a job to. Erstad played until the end May and did little to produce. Quintin is not a CF. Swisher is not a CF but he may be more equipped to do so than Mackowiak.... Owens can run and therefore is needed to get on base once a game and steal and maybe even score a run. The fact that he is no better a CF than Swisher is beside the point. If this team had a game plan that they truely believed in like they preach (pitching and defense) Anderson would have started last year and played just about every day in 2006. Anderson was no worse in 2006 than a majority of other rookies and did what was asked of him, played great defense. Which with statues in leftand right was really needed.

Wanna hear about a guy screwing up an organization. Jon Garland was a nice chip that had to be traded for a guy because the guy making $4M+ can't do his job. Why the bus has never even set it's sites on Uribe while the league minumum rookie is costing the Sox seasons is yet another example of a double standard on this team. Partying with the "honies" is worse than spending a winter going to court and having the team wonder if the SS would be in prison, the buffet line or starting. Thinking of last spring really ticks me off. Anderson is the best defensive CF and because he was about as productive as Juan Uribe considering the $$$ invested he is crushed with the bus. I will point out again that I not joking when I say this organization puts winter ball ahead of spring training (see Nick Masset in Mexico, the Venazuela uprising, Anderson winter 2006, 2007 & 2008, and Joey Cora v. Jerry Owens) and hte fact that last spring the regular hitters were gettting all of their at-bats and pitching in B games or at various Tucson Park District Leagues. 2005 lead this organaztion to beleive they are smarter then they really are.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 12, 2008 -> 08:52 AM) Based on a mix of MSNBC and CNN delegate counts, Obama has roughly 1400 to Hillary 1243.5. So, that is a difference of 156.5 with 9 delegates in CO yet to be assigned and that was an Obama blowout. If Hillary wins 65% of the remaining PLEDGED delegates, she pulls to within .5 delegates. That's not 65% of the vote, it's 65% of the DELEGATES. THat's darn near impossible. If she "only" wins Penn by 10% of the delegates (83-68, aka net 15), she needs to win 73-75% of the remaining delegates to win. It just wont happen. She needs to back out now and let the party heal for a strong run in November. SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE PARTY. She can now set he sites on Govenor of NY.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 04:51 PM) Sorry, did who have his own show? hood or Goff? Here is the history of both: Goff has been for several years a producer for BandB. He occasionally hosts his own weekend show. Hood: He started as a producer for BandB. After a while he moved up to his own show late at night and then to a show right after "The Wise guys". I believe he was let go, or his contract wasn't renewed, by WSCR. He then left and works with ESPN1000. I dont know his role there since I rarely listen. He joked once with a Score producer to go work for SportingNews Radio because they payed better. I honestly thought hood would go there when he left the Score. Goof thanks. Hodd is good to.

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 04:21 PM) OK, let me rephrase this, I agree that BA is a no-brainer choice for CF at that point, I mean have the Sox discussed this at all publicly. I know you can't go off of what happens in ST, but BA was playing LF while Swisher was in CF. That was a head scratcher for me, even if it is ST They know Anderson is far and away a better CF than anyone on that roster. He has nothing to prove in ST defensively. What they did not know was how good Swisher is in CF thus giving him the time there. Same with that Bourgoise. Anderson has been jacked around after being handed the job. This organization really turned quickly on him after he strruggled and they watched Mackowiak make a fool of himself then handed the job to Erstad saying they need a number 2 hitter while Iguchi was still on the team. As far as I know anything bad about Anderson's personality has actually come from the team and not really external media unlike many players that are trashed. Anderson chirped about the honies and what not but that was cool until he failed. Think also of the pressure he was under replacing the icon that is Aaron Rowand NOTE I DID NOT USE GREEN. I'd like to see him get a shot as I think he could be a real asset.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 03:21 PM) I dont know, btu i did hear an off-air conversation here about the "upward mobility" of producers of various shows. Basically, no North producer has gone on to do anything while 2 BandB producers have gone on to be the sports director (cant think of the exact title).. and several have gone on to have their own shows. Being a North producer can be a dead end. He was MANY years ago. He got his own show that used to air after Norths afternoon show (the Wise Guys) and has since moved to ESPN 1000. I thinkyou are thinking of Jason Goff or Matt Abatacoloa. Both of them are GREAT producers and a lot of fun to be around. I think it is Jason Goff he is pretty good. Did he have his own show or was he on ESPN 1000 at one itme?

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 04:09 PM) If Anderson continues on this roll and makes the team, do they put Swisher in LF and Anderson in CF? Would that be their best defensive option at that point? I pointed out in the Anderson thread that is the best option in my mind to compete this year. I like Anderson's all-around game much better then Owens and even Quintin at this time.

QUOTE(SoxWS05 @ Mar 11, 2008 -> 03:30 PM) Anderson just hit a HR. He's really making a case for himself this spring. I still think their best team is Swisher leading off and playing left and Anderson in center. Neither Quintin or Owens has produced enough in their professional careers to make me believe otherwise. Darin Erstad really f***ed this team up.

What is funny about what you wrote is that she knows nothing about sports but is yet a producer on that show. I like Fred Hubner and will listen becasue of him. Why did the ND chick leave she was a drag to. Why does that show keep producers/personalities that know nothing about sports. Is Jonathan Hood the Boers and Bernstein producer. I think that is him. He works well with them although he doesn't chime in much.